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White House budget director stories: 3 news summaries


 Record $1.4T Deficit 
 Imperils Recovery 

Gap dwarfs FY2008 figure, spells trouble for new stimulus plans

Oct 16, 09 6:35 PM CDT
(Newser) - The federal deficit in the fiscal year that ended Sept. 30 was $1.4 trillion, lower than projected but still a record. At 10% of GDP, the figure is the largest since 1945, when the deficit was 21.5% of GDP. The figure made public today coincides with early rumblings... More »

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GDP • budget deficit • economic stimulus package • US gross domestic product • Office of Management and Budget • Obama administration • President Obama • Peter Orszag • White House budget director

OPINION

To Cut Deficit, Rein in Health Costs: Orszag

Budget director makes White House's case
for cutting expenses

May 15, 09 10:35 AM CDT
(Newser) - With the future of Medicare and Social Security in the headlines, the Obama administration is jumping at the chance to push its health care reform agenda. Up today: budget director Peter Orszag. "Slower growth rate in overall health-care spending would help to promote and sustain a slowdown in... More »

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health care costs • Medicare • budget • Medicaid • national debt • GDP • Obama administration • Peter Orszag • White House budget director

(Newser) - The federal budget deficit will surpass $1.8 trillion during the current fiscal year, the Congressional Budget Office said today. The figure far outstrips the previous estimate of $1.2 trillion and spells trouble for President Obama's proposed budget, the Wall Street Journal reports, but the White House budget director... More »

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budget • Congressional Budget Office • Charles Grassley • federal budget • Obama administration • President Obama • Peter Orszag • White House budget director

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